"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than
against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than
protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals
in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single
product system." - coiner Bill Mollison

The word permaculture originally referred to
"permanent agriculture" but was expanded to stand also for "permanent
culture," as it was seen that social aspects were integral to a truly
sustainable system.

Project: "Permaculture in Val Gardena 1200-1600
m above sealevel"

The 7 participants of the project are spread in the
valley;
we take part of the project ourselfs.

In almost 1600 m above sealevel it is a special challenge
to bring forward this project. With the help of old and new knowledge of
the permaculture we already had a lot of pleasure and homegrown food to
share.
With this project we would also like to give our guests an impulse to an
alternative, calm and natural holiday...back to the roots.
It`s our big wish to spread the idea of permaculture and help to bring
confidence and light to the earth and to the people.

Core Tenets

Care for the earth:
provision for all life systems to continue and multiply.
This is the first principle, because without a healthy
earth, humans cannot flourish.

Care for the people:
provision for people to access the resources necessary for
their existence.

Return of surplus:
reinvesting surpluses back into the system to provide for
the first two ethics. This includes returning waste back
into the system to recycle into usefulness.

Our principles

Long-therm instead of short-term thinking

Variety
instead of monoculture

Operate
in a sustainable manner instead of maximizing

Cooperation
instead of competition

Our vision

is the conservation and gradually optimisation to produce a self
regulating system. This system should need minimal intervention to
remain in a stabil and dynamic balance. The satisfaction of
short-therm needs should have an equal value as the satisfaction of succesive
generations needs. Our teacher is mother nature with her self regulating
proceedings in the ecological system like in woods, meadows and ponds.